SPAIN A LITTLE CONTINENT
There are about 40.202.160 inhabitants in Spain. Its capital city is Madrid and the country’s major cities are Barcelona, Seville, Valencia and Zaragosa. Spain’s language is Spanish. Its currency is the Euro and the religion is Catholic.
Spain is a crossroad country because it is a bridge between Africa and Europe. Spain is located in south-west Europe and occupies the greater part of the Iberian Peninsula, which it shares with Portugal. It is a montainous country, seal off from the rest of Europe by the Pyrénées, which rise to over 3400 m (11155 ft).
Much of the country is a vast plateau, the Meseta Central, cut across by valleys and gorges. The highest point in Spain is the Teide which is located in Tenerife. one of the Canary Islands (north-west Africa). This peak rises to over 3718 m. Its longest shoreline is the one that borders the Mediterranean Sea. Most of the country has a form of Mediterranean climate with mild moist winters and hot dry summers.
Spain’s major rivers such as the Douro, Tagas and Guardiana flow to the Atlantic Ocean while the Guadalquivir is the deepest. Although not generally navigable, they are of use for hydroelectric power.
Industry represents 72% of the country’s export value, and production includes textiles, paper, cement, steel and chemicals.
Spain’s principal agricultural products are cereals, vegetables and potatoes. Large areas are under wines for the wine industry. Livestock production is important, particularly sheep and goats.
Spain is the first olive oil producer and exporter in the world. The region of the most production is Andalucia. Galicia is an important seafood producer with an exceptional quality.
Spanish is a language originated in Castile. Nowadays, it is a formidable comunication instrument spoken by more than 400 million people in Spain, Greater Antilles, America, Philippine Islands, Sephardim Comunities in Asia Minor, The Balkans and north Africa. Spanish language has received 10 Literature Nobel Prizes.
Tourism is a major revenue earner of Spain in Euro’s time, specially from the resorts on the east coast. In fact, Mallorca is a retreat paradise of hundred foreigners from north Europe.
In Madrid, the capital, is located the Cibeles, it is an universal symbol of La Villa de Madrid.
Barcelona is a modern city which unique artstic patrimony attracts to a thousand tourists every year. The city was remodelled in 1992 just before the Olympic Games. Barcelona has become in one of the most attractive cities in the world.
In the north of the country is located Lekeitio, a beautiful and typical Cantabrian town of fishers. Its church named Santa María de la Asunción was consecrated in 1289 and rebuilt in the fifteenth century. It is an outstanding example of the Biscayan Gothic.
In Bilbao you can find the Guggenhelm Museum that is the flagship of the modern Bilbao. It’s a wonderful building made of
titanium sheets and it receives more than a million tourists every year. Then, you can be sure to come to Spain.
Spain is a varied mosaic that contains all the ladscapes as it is a little continent. Now you can be sure to come to Spain.
Ubaldo Gandica.
There are about 40.202.160 inhabitants in Spain. Its capital city is Madrid and the country’s major cities are Barcelona, Seville, Valencia and Zaragosa. Spain’s language is Spanish. Its currency is the Euro and the religion is Catholic.
Spain is a crossroad country because it is a bridge between Africa and Europe. Spain is located in south-west Europe and occupies the greater part of the Iberian Peninsula, which it shares with Portugal. It is a montainous country, seal off from the rest of Europe by the Pyrénées, which rise to over 3400 m (11155 ft).
Much of the country is a vast plateau, the Meseta Central, cut across by valleys and gorges. The highest point in Spain is the Teide which is located in Tenerife. one of the Canary Islands (north-west Africa). This peak rises to over 3718 m. Its longest shoreline is the one that borders the Mediterranean Sea. Most of the country has a form of Mediterranean climate with mild moist winters and hot dry summers.
Spain’s major rivers such as the Douro, Tagas and Guardiana flow to the Atlantic Ocean while the Guadalquivir is the deepest. Although not generally navigable, they are of use for hydroelectric power.
Industry represents 72% of the country’s export value, and production includes textiles, paper, cement, steel and chemicals.
Spain’s principal agricultural products are cereals, vegetables and potatoes. Large areas are under wines for the wine industry. Livestock production is important, particularly sheep and goats.
Spain is the first olive oil producer and exporter in the world. The region of the most production is Andalucia. Galicia is an important seafood producer with an exceptional quality.
Spanish is a language originated in Castile. Nowadays, it is a formidable comunication instrument spoken by more than 400 million people in Spain, Greater Antilles, America, Philippine Islands, Sephardim Comunities in Asia Minor, The Balkans and north Africa. Spanish language has received 10 Literature Nobel Prizes.
Tourism is a major revenue earner of Spain in Euro’s time, specially from the resorts on the east coast. In fact, Mallorca is a retreat paradise of hundred foreigners from north Europe.
In Madrid, the capital, is located the Cibeles, it is an universal symbol of La Villa de Madrid.
Barcelona is a modern city which unique artstic patrimony attracts to a thousand tourists every year. The city was remodelled in 1992 just before the Olympic Games. Barcelona has become in one of the most attractive cities in the world.
In the north of the country is located Lekeitio, a beautiful and typical Cantabrian town of fishers. Its church named Santa María de la Asunción was consecrated in 1289 and rebuilt in the fifteenth century. It is an outstanding example of the Biscayan Gothic.
In Bilbao you can find the Guggenhelm Museum that is the flagship of the modern Bilbao. It’s a wonderful building made of
titanium sheets and it receives more than a million tourists every year. Then, you can be sure to come to Spain.
Spain is a varied mosaic that contains all the ladscapes as it is a little continent. Now you can be sure to come to Spain.
Ubaldo Gandica.
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